Metal dragons are considerably more challenging to fight than their chromatic cousins due to their very high defence and long-range dragonfire attack. However, with the right choice of equipment and tactics, it is possible to kill them efficiently and without taking a single hit. Below are the four metal dragons that are currently in the game:

The best way to get to the dungeon is to use Karamja lodestone home teleport which takes you to Brimhaven. The entrance to the dungeon is southwest of the town and northwest of the lodestone. You must pay Saniboch 875 gp to enter the dungeon.

Once you are in the dungeon, use the map below to find your chosen dragon.

Using Mage is highly recommended when fighting Metal dragons as they each have a weakness to Water or Earth spells and a very high Ranged defence. Also, the key to fighting these dragons without taking damage lies in the fact that they will not attempt to melee you if you're out of range and instead will use a long-range dragonfire attack that can be completely blocked through the use of an Anti-dragon shield and Antifire potions or by drinking a Super antifire potion on its own (see Tactics below for more information).

As mentioned above, if you attack the dragons from a distance (one or more steps away), they will only attack you using long-range dragonfire. By drinking an Antifire potion while wearing an Anti-dragon shield, you can completely block the damage of this attack and kill the dragons without taking a single hit. Alternatively, using Super antifires has the same effect without requiring a shield and so allows you to dual wield or use a two-handed weapon.

To be able to access the Ancient Cavern where they're located and fight them, you must first complete up to the Pyre making part of Barbarian Training. To learn about the cavern they are located in, you must talk to Otto Godblessed about the spirits that have been entrapped inside the cavern.

When inside the cavern, you must go past the Brutal green dragons to the first staircase on the Eastern most walls. Below is a map of the cavern.

Mithril dragons are one of the strongest non-boss monsters in the game and they can be very challenging to fight for extended periods of time if you're unprepared. They are capable of using the full combat triangle along with the same long-range dragon fire used by the weaker metal dragons. If you wish to successfully kill these dragons then it is highly recommended to use Earth spells, preferably Earth surge or Rock blitz/barrage.

As with the other metal dragons, you can negate the melee attack of Mithril dragons by standing at least 1 step away. However, as mentioned, they use the full combat triangle and this means you must be able to deal with their ranged, magic, and dragonfire attacks as well. Therefore, as you should be maging these dragons, you can activate Protect from/Deflect ranged to reduce the damage of their ranged attack while tanking their mage. Alternatively, the use of Soul Split should provide sufficient healing.

Mithril dragons drop the fabled Dragon full helm as well as Ancient pages, Chewed bones, Draconic Visages, and much more. Dragon full helms are extremely rare drops, so don't be disappointed if you don't get one soon. The same goes for Draconic Visages. Ancient pages are used in the book that Otto gave you, My Notes. Chewed bones are to make Funeral pyre ships, which also have a very rare chance of awarding a Dragon full helm.

This Special Report was written by Javezz. Thanks to Mrstargazer, Shinraz, Jakesterwars, Tommy_T_Bone, Motion Man, Crypto416, A Smore, MrMac, Thehi, Dawhitecow, Antimob, and Dropbox for corrections.This Special Report was entered into the database on Sat, Mar 05, 2005, at 05:56:31 AM by MrStormy, and it was last updated on Sun, Mar 15, 2015, at 07:22:16 PM by Jarkur.

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